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Old 07-14-2009, 06:00 PM   #17
Suru
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Re: Aikido in the UFC

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Kevin Leavitt wrote: View Post
You are comparing two completely different "fighters" with different strategies, goals, and endstates. (not to mention size, age etc!).

What is the point?

We don't need to pit the two against each other in order to determine which one is best.

It is like trying to take a Ferrari in the Jungles of Africa! Why?
Different strategies of course! That's the whole point! Different goals? Oh no, there is but one goal shared between the two fighters in the octagon: win. Of course this is against any serious Aikidoka's philosophy. It is a hypothetical situation, which is why I initially called my argument with my brother "futile." By endstates, I suppose you mean the goal is not to get hurt at all while KOing or forcing the opponent into conscious submission.

Don't you realize the guys in the UFC are martial artists? Don't you consider Aikido to be a martial art? If not, it is not a true budo, is it?

As far as size, there are weight classes. As far as age, there's one guy who usually wins and he looks like a porn star out of the 60's!

I proposed a thoughtful and realistic hypothetical, and I'm surprised you don't realize that.

As soon as I can afford my F50, I'm going to tear up the Savannah.

Drew
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